In 2021, Maggie Cheung is 57 years old.
From vase to film queen, from actor to singer, Maggie Cheung's life has undergone transformations again and again.
Her acting career has shaped a number of classic roles in the history of film, such as "Jin Zhiyu", "Li Qiao", "Su Lizhen" and so on.
The pure and lovely people in "Carmen in Mong Kok", the bookish atmosphere in "Rolling Red Dust", the despair and sorrow in "Ruan Lingyu", the wind and pungency in "New Dragon Gate Inn", the charm in "Green Snake", the worldly sincerity in "Sweet Honey", the grace and elegance in "Fancy Years", the character images are very different, but they all have unique charm. She combines East and West, Classic and Modern.
Maggie Cheung's life is like a rock 'n' roll, natural, casual, stubborn, explosive, I do my own thing.
01
Maggie Cheung debuted as a model, when she was 17 years old, she was found by scouts on the streets of Hong Kong, and then filmed a series of advertisements for sodas, electrical appliances and so on.
Later, she participated in the Hong Kong Sister Beauty Contest, won the runner-up all the way, and became a TVB contracted actor.
At that time, Maggie Cheung had a long black flowing hair, a good figure, a beautiful appearance, a sweet smile and cute rabbit teeth, and anyone who looked at it would be bright.
With her beautiful appearance, Maggie Cheung was named "one of the five wireless beauties" and was praised by TVB. In the first TV series "Paint a Rainbow", she starred as a heroine, and also had the opportunity to cooperate with Zhang Guorong, Mei Yanfang, Liang Chaowei and other big names to shoot.
However, after all, she is not from a science class, Maggie Cheung does not act at all, she only needs to do some simple reaction actions in the play, such as smiling, drumming her cheeks to get angry, opening her eyes or opening her mouth to show fear, etc., so many people mock her as a vase.
When filming the movie "Fate", Zhang Guorong disliked her poor acting skills, non-standard Cantonese, and poor recitation of lines, so he often changed her script, and the two often quarreled over it.
When filming the police drama "New Brother Zha", she and Liang Chaowei played a couple, and Liang Chaowei, who was outspoken and fast-talking, said directly to her, you don't know how to act, go home.
During the filming of "Police Story", there was a scene in which Maggie Cheung was dragged off the motorcycle by Jackie Chan, she repeatedly acted many times but could not act well, and Jackie Chan, who has always pitied Xiang Xiang and cherished Yu, made a big fuss, said evil words to her, and directly scolded her and cried.
Jackie Chan regrets signing a contract with Maggie Cheung, who already knew he shouldn't have used this vase with "Miss Hong Kong" on top.
Maggie Cheung, who has a stubborn personality, is not willing to be so defined, so she insists on not using a stand-in, and shoots more than thirty times in a row, until Jackie Chan is satisfied, and it hurts to be dropped so many times.
Many hong Kong media and film critics say that Maggie Cheung is a vase walking around the screen. Being evaluated like this, Maggie Cheung was very uncomfortable in her heart, and she secretly swore that she would use her acting skills to conquer the inside and outside of the circle sooner or later.
02
In 1988, in the "Police Story Sequel", Maggie Cheung once again starred as Jackie Chan's girlfriend, and in order to prove that she was powerful, she insisted on not using a stand-in.
Maggie Cheung proved herself and also paid a rather painful lesson. When filming the scene of the iron frame of the chemical factory, the iron frame fell faster than during the drill, and the others did not have time to rescue, and the iron frame directly hit Maggie Zhang's head.
A large hole was thrown out of the top of her head, and the flesh of the wound was turned outward, and Bai Sensen's skull could already be seen, frightening the staff on the side.
The staff quickly took Maggie Cheung to a nearby hospital, and after treating the wound, she sutured eight stitches.
Maggie Cheung's stubborn character and serious attitude have conquered many people, and then people find out that this little girl is not a simple vase.
In 1988, director Wong Kar-wai directed his debut film "Carmen in Mong Kok", and he boldly reused Maggie Cheung, whose acting skills were criticized.
Under the guidance of Wong Kar-wai, Maggie Cheung, who had previously performed bluntly, found the entry point of her feelings and understood for the first time what acting was all about.
"Before Carmen in Mong Kok, acting was a reaction to me, crying and laughing for no reason, but starting with Wong Kar-wai, I tried to appreciate the character and life of the character."
With "Carmen of Mong Kok", Maggie Cheung was nominated for the Academy Awards. She became a wong kar-wai royal actress, and has the figure of Maggie Cheung in many of Wong Kar-wai's films, such as "East Evil and West Poison", "Ah Fei Zheng Biography", "2046", "Fancy Years" and so on.
Maggie Cheung's acting career is gradually on track, but her relationship is not smooth.
She once said that she longed for marriage at a young age and spent most of her life pursuing love, but every relationship was a disappointing ending.
Her first boyfriend was a designer, and while interacting with her, he broke up with his ex-girlfriend.
The designer's ex-girlfriend also framed Maggie Cheung for "digging up people's corners", and Maggie Cheung, who was both sad and angry, decisively ended this love triangle.
Subsequently, she met the director Er Dongsheng, and a friend reminded her that Er Dongsheng was a macho and not suitable for her. However, Maggie Cheung believes that she has a gentle personality and can be a small woman behind a big man.
The two have many problems after being together, Er Dongsheng does not want to take Maggie Cheung to a friend party, but Maggie Cheung often asks Er Dongsheng to accompany her to a girlfriend party, and the two quarrel many times.
One day in 1990, Er Dongsheng set up a romantic candlelit dinner at home and formally proposed to Maggie Cheung to break up.
At first, she thought she was joking, but looking at Er Dongsheng's serious expression, Maggie Cheung realized the seriousness of the problem. She cried bitterly to save it, but Er Dongsheng resolutely said that the two were incompatible, and the pain of the moment was always better than the long-term dispute.
03
In 1991, Maggie Cheung fell in love with hank, a crew member, when she went to the United States to shoot "A Tale of Two Cities" directed by Chen Kexin. The little couple loved to die and live, and Maggie Cheung wrote a lot of love letters to Hank, but this sweet love later developed very bloody.
Later, Maggie Cheung returned to Hong Kong to shoot the movie "Ruan Lingyu", and her relationship with Hank gradually weakened, and when she proposed to Hank to break up, the stimulated Hank sold Maggie Cheung's love letters and intimate photos of the two to many media.
For a time, Maggie Cheung's love letter spread throughout the streets and became the talk of people after tea and dinner.
Public opinion and people's sneering and sarcasm overwhelmed Maggie Cheung, who could not lift her head, and for a while did not dare to go out, hiding in the crew every day. This time, love had made her lose her privacy and dignity.
In that difficult day, Maggie Cheung made her most satisfying movie "Ruan Lingyu", because her encounter with Ruan Lingyu was so similar.
The injury of the ex-boyfriend and the deliberate hype of the "love letter gate" by the media have plunged Maggie Cheung into the vortex of fearful words, and Ruan Lingyu has died under the fear of people's words.
Although both were traumatized, both were overwhelmed by the pressure of public opinion. However, Maggie Cheung is not Ruan Lingyu, she is more powerful than Ruan Lingyu.
With the film "Ruan Lingyu", Maggie Cheung won the Golden Horse Award and the Golden Film Award, and became the first Chinese actress to win the Berlin Film Festival.
In the following years, Maggie Cheung has starred in many classic movies such as "East Evil and West Poison", "Fancy Years", "New Dragon Gate Inn", "Green Snake", "Sweet Honey" and so on.
Her acting skills are becoming more and more pure, the roles she plays are different, but she has a distinct personality, Su Lizhen has a variety of styles, Ruan Lingyu is full of grievances, gold inlaid jade is turbulent, and Li Qiao is worldly and sincere.
In the following acting career, Maggie Cheung won a total of 4 Golden Horse Awards, 5 Academy Awards, as well as the Berlin Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival.
From the walking vase to the acting school, Maggie Cheung has experienced many setbacks and tribulations, but after the transformation, she is a well-deserved film queen, and she is the shadow queen of the film queen.
04
Maggie Cheung's relationship has not been smooth, and her relationship with real estate developer Song Xueqi is the most devoted and the most deeply hurt.
After the two met for the first time on the plane, Song Xueqi then launched a fervent pursuit and finally embraced the beauty. Maggie Cheung is fully committed in every relationship, and this time is no exception.
When Song Xueqi's business funds were short, Maggie Cheung did not hesitate to give her savings of more than 10 million to her boyfriend, hoping to help her boyfriend get through the difficulties.
However, what was exchanged for the true heart was betrayal, Song Xueqi's business failed, and he fell on the rich family with thousands of dollars, and decisively abandoned Maggie Cheung, who paid for him.
In this relationship, Maggie Cheung suffered heavy losses, and many media ridiculed her for losing her wife and folding soldiers.
Maggie Cheung seems to be a person born for love, and whenever she meets someone she thinks is right, she is fully committed.
During the filming of the film "Lost", she fell in love with the director Olivier Assayas, and the two often strolled around the Louvre and the Seine, and some media also filmed a romantic scene of the two smoking a cigarette together.
However, their marriage lasted only three and a half years, and Asayas transferred his affection and Maggie Cheung, who was betrayed again, decisively ended this failed marriage.
Later, Maggie Cheung had several relationships, but she never met her own lover, and Maggie Cheung, who is still in her fifties, is still single.
Maggie Cheung is a brave person in the world of love, she always has a yearning for love, and she is also strong and decisive when she encounters crises.
Every love, she left no room for investment, but each time ended like a moth to a fire.
She said, "I've been through N relationships, every time I've been happy and have good memories, so I don't think of myself as a relationship loser, nor do I think this experience will definitely affect the next relationship." ”
While working hard to win the film queen award, while ignoring the scandal and pursuing love, except for Maggie Cheung, I am afraid that no one can stand out.
However, there are many loves in the world, love is not the whole of life, before loving others, we must first love ourselves and encourage each other.